Incident Summary:

05/08/2016: Assailants attacked an Indian Police Service (IPS) checkpost and disarmed four officers in Adijan, Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201605080049

When:
2016-05-08

Country:
India

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Jammu and Kashmir

City:
Adijan

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Kulgam district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Indian Police Service (IPS)
Specific Description Checkpost
Nationality of Target India
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information The victims included Bashir Ahmad, Firdous Ahmad, Nisar Ahmad, and Mushtaq Ahmad.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 3
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Suspected militants snatch 4 rifles from police post in Indian-controlled Kashmir," Xinhua News Agency, May 8, 2016.
"India: Suspected militants flee with 4 rifles from police post in Kashmir," Hindustan Times Online, May 8, 2016.
"Militants decamp with rifles from police post in Kulgam," Kashmir Times, May 8, 2016.